What, exactly, is a U.S. CTO?
A look back at the relatively short history of the White House's chief technology officer role and accomplishments of the first four people to hold...
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Vote now for the FedScoop 50 Awards
Voting is now open for the 2020 FedScoop 50 awards. Cast your vote for the best and brightest in the federal IT community!
HHS is improving tracking of COVID-19 vaccine trials with an Oracle cloud system
The Oracle Health Management System collects real-time treatment data from people outside the traditional health care system, which will make...
With new statement of work, DOD recommits to its CMMC accreditation body
The document — in the form of a statement of work (SOW) that will replace the initial memorandum of understanding between the Pentagon and the CMMC...
Let’s Talk About IT Ep. 15 — John Sherman settles in as DOD deputy CIO
In the podcast, Sherman highlights a major effort he's leading to help modernize and consolidate that Fourth Estate agencies' IT.
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Guy Cavello says the pandemic boosted secure remote work capabilities which can help agencies dip into a larger talent pool to fill IT skills gaps.
The future of work needs zero trust for better data security
Remote work is here to stay, changing the network perimeter of federal agencies. To adjust, IT leaders must pivot to a zero trust to enhance data...
GSA, Pentagon drone solicitation aims to bring performance-based contracting back
ASTRO establishes 10 contracts for drone services FEDSIM and approved contracting officers can use.
The plan for the future of the Pentagon’s remote work environment
The DOD's Commercial Virtual Remote environment will remain online until June 2021, when a long-term solution will be launched.
NGA chief technologist Mark Munsell to retire
Munsell has been a big advocate for attracting talented technologists — both inside and outside of government — to work with NGA.
NOAA exploring artificial intelligence pilots with Google Cloud
While specific pilots haven't been announced, the series will be designed to give agency employees hands-on training with emerging tech.
Air Force seeks companies that are shooting for the sky, not necessarily the moon
Assistant Secretary Will Roper says the service is looking for big ideas, but not necessarily moonshots.
How agencies can modernize their data warehouse infrastructure
Not all agency organizations will move to the cloud. Those that still rely on their own data warehouses can benefit from modern solutions for agility...
